{"432761":{"#nid":"432761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Spotlight Summer Edition: Rachel Smith","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERachel Smith became involved with LEAD in the Spring of 2015 when she was selected as a coachee for the Leading Edge One-on-One Leadership Coaching program.\u0026nbsp; Rachel is a second-year student majoring in Industrial Engineering and is working as a Maverick at University House Midtown, a new student apartment building at the edge of campus that is slated to open this fall.\u0026nbsp; We were intrigued by her unique position and wanted to learn a little more about how she has applied what she learned in one-on-one leadership coaching.\u0026nbsp; Here is what she told us:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1.\u0026nbsp; Where are you this summer and what are you doing (ex: studying abroad, internship, teaching, summer classes, FASET leader, etc.)? Please describe your context and why you chose this path for the summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI am in Atlanta working as a Maverick at University House Midtown, which is a new off-campus apartment building. While the building is being built, the Maverick team is tying up\u0026nbsp;loose ends. We are making sure all the information for the incoming residents is properly processed. We also have started planning\u0026nbsp;events\u0026nbsp;designed to foster a sense of community in the new building.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2. \u0026nbsp;What are some ways that leadership plays a role in what you are doing this summer?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOur Maverick team consists of four people, who were chosen based on their different leadership styles. We have over 700 new\u0026nbsp;residents that we are planning events for, which is a huge responsibility given the ratio.\u0026nbsp;We serve as the liaison between the residents and corporate.\u0026nbsp;We also have the responsibility of going\u0026nbsp;out to the community to get sponsorships from businesses to make our events even better.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E3.\u0026nbsp; In what way are you\/were you involved with LEAD? And how has your LEAD involvement helped you with your summer leadership experience?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In other words, were there valuable insights gained or lessons learned from your LEAD involvement that has been useful to you this summer?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI was a coachee in the Leading Edge Program. I have been using some of the leadership tips I got from the Leading Edge program in communicating my ideas with the other Mavericks and being receptive to their ideas. I learned that I can\u0026#39;t always make everyone happy, and I am seeing that as we are trying to plan events for the first week of move-in. A large group of our students living in the apartment building is going to have recruitment that week, so even though it\u0026#39;d be ideal to postpone the awesome events we have planned for welcome week to the following week where everyone can participate, I know that we need to plan the events for those who will be there. We are going to be adaptable.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E4.\u0026nbsp; What has been the most rewarding part of your summer? What has been the most challenging?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe most rewarding part of my summer has been getting to know the other Mavericks. There is never a dull moment in the office. I have also enjoyed getting to see the building\u0026nbsp;get finished\u0026nbsp;step by step. The most challenging part of my summer has been dealing with construction issues, time delays, and streamlining resident processes.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E5. \u0026nbsp;What do you know now that you didn\u0026rsquo;t know before you ventured into your summer leadership experience?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI\u0026#39;ve learned that being successful in leadership requires being resilient to the ever-changing circumstances and the ability to effectively interact with different types of people.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"I\u0027ve learned that being successful in leadership requires being resilient to the ever-changing circumstances and the ability to effectively interact with different types of people."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer Leading Edge coachee Rachel Smith shares her summer experience as a Maverick for University House Midtown\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Former Leading Edge coachee Rachel Smith shares her summer experience as a Maverick for University House Midtown."}],"uid":"28136","created_gmt":"2015-08-09 15:47:00","changed_gmt":"2017-03-24 13:43:13","author":"Mindy Kao","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589219":{"id":"589219","type":"image","title":"Rachel Smith Final","body":null,"created":"1490297584","gmt_created":"2017-03-23 19:33:04","changed":"1490297584","gmt_changed":"2017-03-23 19:33:04","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224508","name":"Rachel-Smith_FINAL.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Rachel-Smith_FINAL.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Rachel-Smith_FINAL.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":392595,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Rachel-Smith_FINAL.jpg?itok=M70kzeek"}}},"media_ids":["589219"],"groups":[{"id":"269161","name":"Leadership Education and Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3852","name":"coaching"},{"id":"21771","name":"LEAD"},{"id":"100461","name":"leadership education and development"},{"id":"77871","name":"Leading Edge"},{"id":"137291","name":"Rachel Smith"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMindy Kao\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mkao6@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}